Area of Concentration and Lines of Research - Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná

Area of Concentration: Basic Education

The State University of Northern Paraná Graduate Program in Education (PPEd/UENP) defines “Basic Education” as its area of concentration.

Pursuant to articles 21 and 22 of the Brazilian Guidelines and Education Law (LDBEN, Law no. 9394/96), Basic Education is one of the degrees of Brazilian school education, composed by Preschool Education, Elementary Education and Secondary Education, which has as its purpose the student’s development and preparation, based on a common instruction, for the exercise of citizenship and the progression in the professional area and further studies..

In the Brazilian educational context of the early 21st century, Basic Education constitutes a promising field for scientific investigation and professional practice since, on the one hand, access to this degree of education has been practically universalized, on the other hand, one of the bigger challenges is improving its quality.

Thus, it is from the Area of Concentration Area that can be established the focus of study, research, and construction of intervention proposals to be developed by the Program, in its two lines of research Lines.

It is Basic Education that constitutes the starting and arrival points of the actions and investigations to be developed by the Program.

Lines of Research

Line 1: Basic Education: Management and Planning

This line of research seeks to analyze the historical, philosophical, social, political, economical, cultural, aesthetic, and legal foundations of Basic Education in an articulated way for educational planning.

It is understood that the planning of Basic Education is an action that develops itself within the scope of the State, of school institutions, and teaching actions, and that its guiding principle should be that of democratic participation.

In an interdisciplinary perspective, the Line prioritizes investigations about themes related to educational planning, democratic management, educational policies, and the proposal of intervention projects in Basic Education.

Line 2: Teaching Practices for Basic Education

This Line of Research seeks to investigate the teaching practices at the various levels of Basic Education.

In an interdisciplinary perspective, it promotes investigation in the many areas of knowledge, theories, and processes of teaching and learning, evaluation, of initial and continuing teacher education, methodologies, and the use of technologies. It prioritizes interventionist research in Basic Education.